Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-12
COMMERCIAL RESUME.


Special 10 the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March II .-RailTay bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth anC
Denver City al 9O4; Texas and Pacific
Rios at 734; incomes at $50; Texas anC
New Orleans rs at 1OI; Houston anC
Texas Central rs at ia; Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas IS at 998.
Money advanced to per cent.
Governments closed steady.
Sterling weak.
Wheat brisk but weak.
Cotton declined 3 10 points.
Coffee steady at 10 points decline.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK. March ll.-TO-day was the
dullest DAWN the stock market this week,
and while prices were firm throughout
most Of the day trading was almost en-
tirely professional, and pending the final
outcome 4 the Baltimore and Ohio deal
operators were waiting. There was no
news Of importance in regard to it, or
anything clsG Of importance today, but
rumOrs III regard TO the several proper
ties were freely Ci:Cul2ted. The revival
of the old story of u deal between New
York and New England and the New
Haven Road was effected, and several
other vague rumOrs Of 3 deal of some
sort Il The former property were circu-
lated. The four or five stocks which
have moncpolized the business for
the past week did the usual
proportion of trading to-day, while
the reln&iDder in the general apathy exist
ing were for the most part extremely dull
and devoid of feature. a rumOr was
circulated on the board in the afternoon
that the Baltimore and Ohio deal Was off,
which led to some selling IN the last hour,
but Better tone was developed Just pre-
vious 10 the close when it became known
that an extension of time had been grant
ed the syndicate Western Union was
moderately strong early IN the day which,
in connection with the advance in the
American cable stock, attracted consider
able attention The opening was
tame and embarrassing but firm
throughout, the advances over last
evenings prices ranging from to / per
cent. There was an inclination to heavl-
ness in the early dealings, but it soon
disappeared and prices were brought up
to g shade above the opening figures.
The market then became extremely dull,
but remained firm. In the afternoon
there was still less activity and q shOr>
PERIOD OF 0eSVlueSS was succeeded Oy
renewal of the steady hardening ofvslues.
The last hour, however, was marked
by renewed activity accompanied by
weakness, and the early gains in
many cases were entirely wiped out,
Richmond and West Point being most
notable for the decline established. Al
though the market closed On a rally, it
was heavy. The closing prices show
Irregular changes, though advances are
slightly in the majority, and the only i'm
portant diff renee was the decline of i /
per cent. in Richmond and West Point.
Railroad bonds were dull and unusually
irregular. There was no feature Of i'm
pOrtance.
Government bonds were dull and
steady.
WAS LONG on WHEAT.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 1.-THE failure
Of George r Houghton, free dealer in
whest, was announced on change shortly
before the close, and the selling of his
'long'' wheat served to break the mar
ket nearly cent. HOughtOn was "long''
shout $50, 0Oo bushels, On.which there
was possibly q loss OF to cents per
bUShel,